Field Study Day
Field Study Ideas: (if done with at least one other Regency Park student beside your own, you can earn parent hours) For every $10 spent on materials, you earn one parent hour.
- Visit a museum- Crocker Art Museum, Railroad Museum, Discovery Museum, The Museum of Natural History, etc.
- Job shadow someone in order to learn about different professions
- Visit the courthouse
- Work in a classroom or library (you may use this for one field study day only)
- Visit and learn about historical sites- guided tours of Folsom Dam, Nimbus Fish Hatchery, State Capital, Coloma, Sutter's Fort, Davis Arboretum, etc.
- Visit a college or University- arrange for a guided tour of American River College, Sierra College, Sacramento State University, University of California-Davis, etc.
- Attend a cultural activity such as a play or symphony
- Research - Work on a long term project; go online to explore the internet, or visit the library to read more about a topic of interest to you. - For one field study day only.
- Community Service - you man complete your community service hours. Please check in with homeroom teacher to verify your activities can be counted as community service.
- For more ideas, please speak with your child's homeroom teacher
Please be aware:
Please be aware:
- You will be given paperwork to fill out regarding your field study days- fill them out and return them to your homeroom teacher by the due dates.
- Your homeroom teacher MUST approve your plan BEFORE you do it.
- You are required to turn in a written report about how you spent your day and what you learned from the experience.
- Field Study days are still school days- you are expected to do the plan that has been approved. If you do not- it will be marked as an unexcused absence.
One last note: these activities can be done on the weekend closest to the actual Field Study Day if you cannot do it on the actual day.
